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crustin
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crustin henryquinney's article
Jul 17, 2024 at 16:34
Jul 17, 2024
The Pinkbike Podcast: Why Did Our Bikes Get So Big?
Yes! Was just ranting about this on the ibis articles. Short and tall riders have had to adapt to subpar geometry.
crustin mikekazimer's article
Jul 17, 2024 at 5:56
Jul 17, 2024
First Ride: Ibis Ripmo - Now With Downtube Storage & Mixed Wheel Compatibility
@seanfeezy: Well, extreme is a relative term, so it is extreme. But you're right about people being used to the way bikes ride. I think tall and short people have just adapted their riding styles to unbalanced bikes. Like Isabeau Courdurier compared to Jack Moir. She's standing up almost straight, totally in the bike, and he's hunched over swinging off the back. I'm tall, but I don't have the talent to ride like that, so I wish it was easier to get a balanced bike for me.
crustin mikekazimer's article
Jul 16, 2024 at 18:28
Jul 16, 2024
First Ride: Ibis Ripmo - Now With Downtube Storage & Mixed Wheel Compatibility
@Blownoutrides: I think moving in that direction would be good, but to have truly proportional numbers, things would get extreme in small and large sizes. To keep things in proportion with the extra medium size the XL would have to have 492mm chainstays. The only company that does this that I know of is Forbidden. And I’d really like to try one of their bikes. But on paper their reach is pretty short for an XL. 500ish I think. I ride a Claymore and the rear is damn long under sag with the high pivot, which makes it feel like the most balanced XL I’ve ridden.
crustin ibiscycles's article
Jul 16, 2024 at 18:20
Jul 16, 2024
Ibis Releases New 130mm Ripley
@Spencermon: ok that helps makes some sense of this. Thanks!
crustin ibiscycles's article
Jul 16, 2024 at 15:59
Jul 16, 2024
Ibis Releases New 130mm Ripley
@Spencermon: interesting! Some companies make different rear triangles, right? Did I imagine that? So if the cost of extra molds isn’t the problem, why aren’t more companies doing different rear-center lengths?!
crustin ibiscycles's article
Jul 16, 2024 at 15:11
Jul 16, 2024
Ibis Releases New 130mm Ripley
@toooldtodieyoung: definitely there’s more to it than just the front-rear ratio, like stack, seat angle, etc. But to have the same ratio on the XL bike you’d need 540mm chainstays, which anyone would think is insane. I’m not saying the XL rides badly, but it is for sure very different than the small. I feel like chainstay length is something the industry makes lame excuses about because to do it properly would be more expensive. And yes, I’m probably going way too hard in the comments about this, but I’m in isolation with the ‘vid and very bored.
crustin ibiscycles's article
Jul 16, 2024 at 11:25
Jul 16, 2024
Ibis Releases New 130mm Ripley
@HeatedRotor: I'm not saying they need to make 5 or 6, but 2 or 3 would be helpful. Forbidden make 4 different ones for their bikes. If it's $3499 for a frame only, they shouldn't be skimping. They're even using the same front triangle for the Ripmo to save costs. I'm not an engineer, but I'm sure the difference in weight balance between the sizes is much more significant than the difference in kinematics would be if they had two different rear triangles. A lot of other companies have figured it out, and some those bikes are way cheaper.
crustin ibiscycles's article
Jul 16, 2024 at 10:59
Jul 16, 2024
Ibis Releases New 130mm Ripley
@nnowak: That makes sense. So probably a financial decision on their part.
crustin mikekazimer's article
Jul 16, 2024 at 10:57
Jul 16, 2024
First Ride: Ibis Ripmo - Now With Downtube Storage & Mixed Wheel Compatibility
@mirskeinereingefalln: That makes sense. Probably a financial decision then. I hope I was downvoted for being wrong about the carbon molds comment, and not about the huge difference in front-rear ratios that will inevitably make the sizes handle very differently.
